Let's start with this book while listening to Han River's literature. [Anchor Report]

So far, Han has published seven novels, three novels, as well as poetry collections, prose collections, and fairy tales.

Among them, what is the author's most recommended book as a primer for "Han River Literature"?

In an interview with the Swedish Academy, the artist himself revealed it, so let's listen.

[Han Kang / Interview with Swedish Academy right after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature: I think every writer likes his or her most recent work. So, I hope you start with my most recent film, I'm Not Saying Goodbye. This piece is also partially linked to one of my previous works, The Boy Is Coming.

It's this book, "I Don't Say Goodbye."

It is a full-length novel published five years after winning the Man Booker Prize for "The Vegetarian" in 2016 and being a finalist for the same award for "White" in 2018.

This novel, based on the Jeju April 3 incident, is linked to the previous work, "The Boy Is Coming," which deals with Gwangju in May, as the author said.

There are some music that the author often listened to while writing this work.Listen to one from the YouTube video released by Munhakdongne Publishers at the time of the publication of the book

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[Han Kang / December 2021 'Munhakdongne' YouTube video: When I wrote 'Not Saying Goodbye', especially the times I worked hard on were September and October 2020. There's something I especially like. In the lyrics. "Even if you shake and fall, as long as there is one last drop of water in this world, I will drink and sing." I'll drink and sing. As long as there's one last drop of water, I'll drink and sing', isn't that great?]

On the other hand, there is a song that brought tears to the writer who finished the draft.

[Han Kang / Writer: How can I wait for you until the love as deep as our sea dries up?] It comes out like this. It's impossible for the sea to dry up. As such an image came to mind, I remember crying suddenly from a taxi like a person with a story.]

The writer, who stands tall at the top of the world literature world, was also inspired, moved, and comforted by the honest lyrics of our popular songs.

It's something that makes you think about the power of art.The author of

" makes Han think that it may not be the opposite, rather than choosing the subject matter."

Shin Hyung-chul, a literary critic, left this impression after reading "I Don't Say Goodbye."

Human suffering and dignity that can only be felt through the sentences of the Han River.

Why don't you start this amazing reading experience with the author's latest work?